The Big Picture

A

100

Why is the earth's overall temperature going up?

a - more energy and heat are coming from the sun than ever before

b - Our atmosphere is getting thicker.

c - Greenhouse gases are trapping heat coming into our atmosphere

d - Our atmosphere is getting thinner

c - Greenhouse gases are trapping heat coming into our atmosphere

200

What comes from the Sun that causes solar cells to produce electricity?

A - Photon particles of sunlight

B - The heat from the sun

C - The shadow under the solar cell

D - Magic!

A - Photon particles of sunlight

300

If you drive an electric car, your carbon footprint will be determined mostly by:

A - The type of electric car you drive

B - Whether you have a car or truck

C - How fast you drive

D - Where you live

D - Where you live

400

What are the two main deep sources of heat in the Earth?

A - Friction between the core and mantle and magma movements in the mantle

B - The core itself and the radioactive decay of metals

C - Deformation of rock under ultra-high pressure and earthquakes in the mantle

D - Deep magma pockets and steam rising from the core

B - The core itself and the radioactive decay of metals

500

What is a net-zero approach?

A - When there is no carbon at all being emitted

B - For every molecule of carbon put in the air, another one is taken out

C - When a country takes all the carbon they've ever emitted out of the air

D - When nothing is done to address carbon emissions

B - For every molecule of carbon put in the air, another one is taken out

B

100

There are _______ of concrete per person in the world.

A - 500 pounds

B - 3 tons

C - 10 tons

D - 875 tons

B - 3 tons

200

What are the two categories of pollutants?

A - fresh and manmade

B - primary and secondary

C - land and ocean

D - garbage and vehicles

B - primary and secondary

300

What is the most powerful battery in the world?

A - A lithium-ion battery

B - A magnet on the south pole

C - Two lakes

D - An advanced lead-acid batter

C - Two lakes

400

If you did 100 loads of laundry less than the average person, how much water would you save in one year?

A - 200 gallons

B - 800 gallons

C - 400 gallons

D - 1000 gallons

C - 400 gallons

500

What percentage of the world's carbon emissions come from steel and concrete?

A - 2%

B - 5%

C - 11%

D - 21%

C - 11%

C

100

If we fail to act now, what will some of the consequences be?

A - Lives will be lost

B - The natural world will be transformed by weather and natural disasters

C - Homes will be lost

D - All of the above

D - All of the above

200

What percentage of global greenhouse gases is linked to food and the agricultural industry?

A - 4%

B - 16%

C - 24%

D - 48%

C - 24%

300

An average increase of 1.5 degrees in earth's temperature means:

A - All places on earth go up by 1.5 degrees

B - Some places' temperature will go up much more than others

C - Most places will actually go down in temperature

D - The earth's temperature is not rising.

B - Some places' temperature will go up much more than others

400

By 2050, how many more air conditioners will the world be using?

A - 2X

B - 4X

C - 7X

D - 10X

B - 4X

500

What is the main reason it's so difficult to electrify flight?

A - The technology doesn't exist

B - Cargo, passengers, and batteries are all really heavy

C - Buying carbon offsets is a better solution

D - Because of how fast airplanes are

B - Cargo, passengers, and batteries are all really heavy

D

100

How much electricity does it take to power the world, as of 2020?

A - 6.3 billion watts

B - 3 trillion watts

C - 20 billion watts

D - 540 million watts

B - 3 trillion watts

200

What percentage of wild fisheries are considered to be overfished?

A - 60%

B - 93%

C - 33%

D - 63%

C - 33%

300

What are some characteristics of the first agricultural revolution?

A - Expansion and exploitation

B - windmills and solar power

C - sensors and robots

D - none of the above

A - Expansion and exploitation

400

Green premium is ________

A - A subsidy provided by the government

B - The cost of plant-based fuels

C - The cost difference between clean tech and its fossil-fuel counterpart.

D - None of the above

C - The cost difference between clean tech and its fossil-fuel counterpart.

500

Which urban park has the most biodiversity in the world?

A - Central Park, New York

B - Hyde Park, London

C - Guell Park, Barcelona

D - Forest Park, Portland

D - Forest Park, Portland

E

100

Each glass of dairy milk contributes _____ times more greenhouse gases than plant-based milk.

A - six

B - five

C - four

D - three

B - five

200

Why is it called the carbon cycle?

A - Because carbon dioxide moves very fast

B - Because carbon molecules move in circles

C - Because carbon flows from the earth to the atmosphere and back to the earth

D - Because carbon can recycle itself.

C - Because carbon flows from the earth to the atmosphere and back to the earth

300

What percentage of global soils are considered to be degraded?

A - 20%

B - 35%

C - 75%

D - 85%

C - 75%

400

What kind of energy is captured by wind turbines?

A - Mechanical

B - Heat

C - Chemical

D - Kinetic

D - Kinetic

500

What is the Magnus effect?

A - A way to keep track of a boat's position

B - The way wind slows down or speeds up a ship

C - The force that's created when air goes past a spinning object

D - The force that makes a ship float

C - The force that's created when air goes past a spinning object